Start generating
CECEEB

#CECEEB closest to Foggy Plateau

#CECEEB is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Foggy Plateau. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(206, 206, 235)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 42% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CECEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.65:1.

Make a palette with #CECEEB

#CECEEB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #CECEEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

CECEEBB3B3CC9898AE7F7F916666754E4E5B3838412323290F0F13020203

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

CECEEBD3D3EDD8D8EFDCDDF1E1E1F3E6E6F5EBEBF7F0F0F9F5F5FBFAFAFD

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

CECEEBC6C6E0BEBED5B6B6CAAEAEBFA6A6B49E9EAA97979F8F8F9587888A

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

B9D6E8BCD5EAC0D3ECC5D1ECC9D0ECCECEEBD3CCE9D7CBE7DBCAE3DFC9E0E3C8DB

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

ADBEF1B3C1F0BAC4EFC1C8EEC7CBECCECEEBD1CCE4D3C9DDD6C7D6D8C5CFDBC2C8

#CECEEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CECEEBEBEBCE
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

CECEEBEBDDCEDDEBCE
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CECEEBCEDDEBDDCEEB
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

CECEEBEBCECECEEBCE
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

CECEEBEBCEEBEBEBCECEEBCE
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CECEEBEBCEDDEBEBCECEEBDD
Open in generator →

#CECEEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CECEEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7CFEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7D1EC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D0EC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7CFEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9CFEB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8D3D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCD0E2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D0D7

#CECEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#CECEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.65:1 Super#CECEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #CECEEB

Palettes with #CECEEB

#CECEEB in CSS

/* Foggy Plateau */
.color { color: #CECEEB; }
.background { background-color: #CECEEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CECEEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 206 235);
color: hsl(240 42% 86%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.040 285.5);

#CECEEB FAQ

What color is #CECEEB?

#CECEEB is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CECEEB?

#CECEEB is rgb(206, 206, 235) in RGB, hsl(240, 42%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CECEEB?

The complementary color of #CECEEB is #EBEBCE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CECEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CECEEB: 13.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CECEEB a warm or cool color?

#CECEEB is a cool color.